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Your Windows device is likely protected with a passcode — the PIN or password you enter when signing in. For most users, login security prevents unauthorized access ...

My BitLocker enabled computer won't boot without my USB.

To paraphrase Fox Mulder, trust no self-encrypting SSD. As of the latest Windows 10 update, Microsoft’s BitLocker encryption tool that’s built into Pro and Enterprise versions will no longer assume ...

BitLocker security software, created by Microsoft, is based on a next-generation secure computing architecture. It is encrypted for all devices, whether portable or non-portable, to prevent ...

I'm not sure if anyone saw the news, but apparently Crucial's and Samsung's self-encrypting drives have very weak keys or key verification and is easily bypassed to get access to the encrypted data.

Open the Control Panel, and click the BitLocker Drive Encryption icon. To Turn On Auto-unlock: Click on the chevron to collapse the fixed data drive or removable data drive that you want to turn on ...

Companies relying on Microsoft BitLocker to encrypt the drives of their employees’ computers should install the latest Windows patches immediately. A researcher disclosed a trivial Windows ...

I thought I would encrypt one of my backup drives which was just lying around. 1.5 tb. I had done a 64gig card in about 15 minutes. Well, its been a day now and its at 29.3%. I figured it would have ...